DL8 4ED North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Leyburn & Middleham. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Hargill Lane, Redmire: 26 addresses
- West Green, Redmire: 10 addresses
- Priory Close, Redmire: 3 addresses
- Hargill Lane, North Yorkshire: 2 addresses
- Church Lane, Redmire: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North Yorkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,544 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,696 | £1,979 | £2,262 | £2,544 | £3,110 | £3,675 | £4,241 | £5,089 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (28% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Redmire (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- LIGHTFOOT HALL AND LIGHTFOOT HOUSE, grade II
- PRIORY HOUSE, grade II
- PUMP, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 42 addresses are between 155 m and 162 m above sea level (158 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 89%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Garsdale 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 25.7 km (16 miles) |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Monument Redmire | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 39.1 km (24 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 53.1 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Leyburn Medical Practice | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Leyburn Dental Practice | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Hospital | Friary Hospital | 16 km (9.9 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police - Leyburn Police Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 280 m² | 80 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Bolton Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Justyhow Hill | Hill | 220 m south |
| Sepperdin Wood | Wood | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Nelly Force | Waterfall | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Holm Wood | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Batt Island | Island | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Chapel Bottom | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 42 |
20 of the postcode's 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Hargill Lane.